Episode 108: Twilight

This week, Gavia and Morgan watch the (sort of) iconic vampire film Twilight (2008) for the first time. They discuss the film as a cultural phenomenon, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's questionable performances and subsequent career success, suburban vampire mythology, sparkles, and more.

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Episode 25: LFF 2016 II: Manchester by the Sea, Certain Women & More

In their second dispatch from the London Film Festival, Morgan and Gavia discuss Kenneth Lonergan's heartbreaking masterpiece Manchester by the Sea, as well as Certain Women, Kelly Reichardt's exquisite adaptation of Maile Meloy's Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, which won Best Film at the festival's award ceremony. They also run down other films they saw at the fest, including Una, A Quiet Passion, Wolf and Sheep, and more.

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Episode 24: LFF 2016 I: La La Land, Paterson, Personal Shopper

In the first of two dispatches from the London Film Festival, Morgan and Gavia discuss three films: Damien Chazelle's Oscar-buzzy musical La La Land; Jim Jarmusch's drama Paterson, with Adam Driver; and Olivier Assayas odd supernatural drama Personal Shopper, starring Kristen Stewart. Coming soon: Manchester by the Sea, Certain Women, and more.

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